I was thrilled to participate in Camp NaNoWriMo for the third time!

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Because I’m finally finished with my first draft of my 2012 novel, I decided to focus on my 2013 WIP, tentatively titled “Specialton.” I knew I wanted to change the overall POV of the novel, so for this Camp session, I was trying to accomplish two goals at once.

Goal #1: Change the POV in the 28 pages already written.

Goal #2: Write 20,000 new words.

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Here’s the synopsis I put together:

John, an aspiring architect, dreams of building a different kind of community in the 1950s. As he launches his business and starts making his dream a reality, a beautiful woman enters his life. Will Evelyn help John, or will other plans be made for them?

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Original word count: 14,303 words

Day 1

Today: 211
Total: 211

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Day 2

Today: 225 + 224 = 449
Total: 660

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Day 3

Today: 838
Total: 1,498

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Day 4

Today: 426 + 56 = 482
Total: 1,980

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Day 5

Today: 447
Total: 2,427

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Day 6

Today: 948
Total: 3,375

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Day 7

Today: 595
Total: 3,970

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Day 8

Today: 747
Total: 4,717

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Day 9

Today: 173 + 669 = 842
Total: 5,559

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Day 10

Today: 523
Total: 6,082

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Day 11

Today: 344
Total: 6,426

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Day 12

Today: 453
Total: 6,879

Day 13

Today: 841
Total: 7,720

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Day 14

Today: 254
Total: 7,974

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Day 15

Today: 0
Total: 7,974

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Day 16

Today: 0
Total: 7,974

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Day 17

Today: 515
Total: 8,489

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Days 18-28

All zeroes
Total: 8,489

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Day 29

Today: 841
Total: 9,330

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Day 30

Today: 939
Total: 10,269

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Final Thoughts

I was very pleased to add over 10,000 words to this WIP, after not touching it for several years. I’m excited to see where this one goes!

I’m looking forward to the next Camp NaNo session in July!!

Current word count: 24,572 words

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Have you done NaNoWriMo in November before?

Have you done Camp NaNoWriMo before?

Let me know what you think!

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Until thenext headline, Laura Beth 🙂